The EAGER project (East Africa Girls' Empowerment and Resilience), funded by the World Bank Group, is being implemented from 2025-2029 across 16 regions of Madagascar. It offers technical and behavioral training tailored to labor market needs, personalized mentoring, and connections with the private sector to facilitate employability for 60,000 target young women. Additionally, non-repayable grants are awarded to the best young entrepreneurs through the Simplified Business Plan Competition (COPA). This employment transition and economic transformation initiative, resulting from technical and financial partnership with the World Bank and executed by FID, falls under the supervision of the Ministry of Industrialization and Private Sector Development. Registration Period Extended This initiative addresses challenges expressed by young women beneficiaries in the Anôsy region during a recent joint mission by stakeholders in Taolagnaro (Fort-Dauphin). These include finding stable employment, difficulties accessing financing, and lack of recognized training. "The EAGER project is a concrete response to these expectations, here in Anôsy as in other intervention regions in Madagascar," emphasized the supervising minister, Raharimanjato Ny Riana Nampoina. Over 14,000 candidates have already registered nationally. To allow more young women to join the program, the registration period has been extended until September 30, 2026. "Thanks to the strong commitment of the Malagasy government and the unwavering support of the World Bank Group, the EAGER project is able to offer comprehensive support, from training to job placement, for each young woman beneficiary," affirmed Raboanary Vero, EAGER project director.